Make $40 from Micro$oft! M$ Fingerprint Reader Owners Only!
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For those of you who own a Microsoft Fingerprint Reader, there is a little known program in place for those of us who are using either XP-64 or any flavor of Vista-64. As those of you with one of these devices know, M$ has never released the 64-Bit drivers that they promised from the beginning, and they have steadfastly refused to allow the OEM of the actual hardware to release a 64-Bit driver that supports M$’s version. They have 64-Bit drivers for their exact same product under their own name brand (Digital Persona), but they won’t recognize the M$ branded version. Even HP and Toshiba have reached agreements with DP, but not M$. Oddly enough, 64-Bit Linux DOES support the M$ branded fingerprint reader…
M$ for some odd reason decided that if they created a refund program for the device, but never actually told anyone about it, that it would fulfill their legal obligations since they stated from day 1 of Vista that there would be 64-Bit drivers for this product. I found out about it after doing a LOT of digging on teh intrawebs looking for 64-Bit drivers so I could use the ones I purchased from OD on my new PC’s running Vista Home Premium 64-Bit. No drivers, but I did find out about the existence of this plan, and the phone number you need to use!
What you need in front of you:
The actual fingerprint reader itself.
Call: 1-888-218-5617
Option: 1
Option: 1
Tell them you own the fingerprint reader and a M$ 64-Bit OS. Pick one. They don’t verify this. Tell them there aren’t drivers for your device.
They will then ask for the PID on the bottom of the fingerprint reader. If you are getting older and your eyesight sucks be prepared… The numbers are TINY!
They will then ask for your Name, Address, Phone Number, and Email Address. Give those to them.
Voila! One check for $39.95 per reader that you have a PID number for. No limit that I know of. I had two readers and so am getting two checks!
Oh, and you get to keep the fingerprint readers as an added bonus. Provided you have a computer with a 32-Bit OS to use them on.
Quite honestly, I would have preferred to have just downloaded the drivers so I could use the product, but this way I can go out and buy a product that works with Vista 64-Bit.
EDIT: I forgot to add that the Micro$oft Optical Desktop with Integrated Fingerprint Reader keyboard was also covered by this refund plan! Actually, any M$ hardware product for Windows that includes their fingerprint reader is covered, so call if your keyboard, etc has a fingerprint reader built into it. All they can do is say “no”.
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